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TIMOTHY CARROLL, OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINATION WAGON OR OTHER VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 11, 1906.

Patented March 24, 1908. Serial No. 311,056.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

- Be it known that I, TIMOTHY CARROLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anaheim, in the county of Orange and State of California,have invented a new and useful Combination l/Vagon or other Vehicle, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicles, and has particular reference todumping vehicles.

An object of this invention is to provide a vehicle for thetransportation of co1nmodities in bulk, and which is so designed as toallow of the transformation thereof into an ordinary platform vehicle bysimply removing the walls therefrom.

The invention about to be described is designed for use as a railway caror other vehicle, but for convenience and to avoid repetition I shallhereinafter refer only to wagons, it being understood that the term isintended to include railway cars and all vehicles to which the presentdevice is susceptible of use.

With these and other objects, not specifically mentioned herein, inview, this invention consists in features and ldetails of construction,separately and in combination, as will be described in connection withthe accom anying drawings, and then be more particu arly pointed out inthe claims.

e accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, and referring to thesame:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagon embodying this invention withall of the parts adjusted to form a garbage wagon in its closedposition. A portion of the cover is broken to expose interiorconstruction. Dotted lines indicate the guides. Fig. 2 shows the samewagon in its dumped position. Fig. 3 is a plan of the wagon with allparts shown in Fig. 1, except the cover, in place. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section on line ah, Figs. 3 and 5. Fig. 5 is a crosssection on line 5-5, Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 6 is a view of the drycompartment partition. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the garbage tankdetached. Fig. 8 is a view of one of the guides and pin detached. Fig.8zt is a detail of one of the arms. Fig. 9 is a view of the wag'on afterthe garbage tank and dry compartment partition have been removed. Fig.10 is a view of the wagon as arranged for a mere platform wagon. Fig. 11is the wagon with everything removed. Fig. 12 is the side removed. Fig.13 is one of the covers. Fig. 14 is the end board.

In the drawings, 1 represents a pair of axles having journaled thereonwheels 2, the two aXles being joined together in the usual manner by across-beam 3, which with the aXles and wheels, forms the frame of thevehicle. A plurality of uprights 4 are secured to the frame-work and arearranged to accommodate the bed 8. Said bed is composed of a plurality,of separable partitions or sections, shown at 6 and 7, the saidsections being mounted upon the bed 8 of the vehicle. Said bed 8 isprovided with a lining 9 which is perforated in certain parts thereof,or if desired, throughout the entire surface thereof, the frame portion10 of the bed being provided with an o ening corresponding to theperforated portion of the lining. Beneath said bed and in communicationwith the openings 11 of the lining', is a tank 12, having an outlet 13,extending along nearly the entire bottom portion of said bed 8. Theobject of this tank is to receive the drainage emanating from garbage orother saturated products, as well as to receive and store juices fromfruits which are placed in the wagon or vehicle for shipment. Theperforated portion 11 of said lining 9 is preferably concave in order toinsure easier collection of liquids and juices issuing from the roductscontained in the vehicle. The outet 13 is provided on the under portionof said tank 12 and serves to discharge the collected iiuids from thetank, the tank itself being preferably positioned on an inclined planeso as to facilitate the travel of the iquids. A pipe 14 may be connectedto said faucet 13, in which case the said pipe would extend at rightangles to said faucet and away from the support of the vehicle body; thepurport of this arrangement being to discharge the liquids from the tank12 either into a sewer or into suitable troughs, or into evaporatingtanks of a crematory. Hinged to the bed of said vehicle are a pluralityof walls 15 designed to swing outwardly away from the vertical positionof said bed, as shown in Fig. 2, and which serve to make substantially arectangular closure for the vehicle, in connection with the rear portion16 and the forward portion 17. Into the receptacle thus formed by thesewalls, the materials, products, or commodities to be transported, areplaced, and in the case of garbage, the undesirable liquids are allowedto drain off through the perforations 11 into the tank below, thusleaving the garbage in the vehicle-body practically dry when de- -v'which notches are engaged livered at its destination. A partition fordry materials is formed by a wall o, this compartment serving for thereception of cans, paper, or other waste material.

The walls 15 which are hinged to the bed of the vehicle are providedwith arms 18 by means of which said walls may assume any osition betweena vertical plane and a lane horizontal or parallel with the bed of thevehicle, the travel of said walls being controlled by a plurality ofnotches 19, by a lug 2O fixed to the forward wall 17 and rearward wall16 of the bed. The curvature of said arm is such as to allow said wallsto assume a position parallel with said bed 8, further travel of saidwalls being prevented by the limitation of said arms. By the use ofthese arms 18 the walls may be brought at any angle within the twoangles mentioned, by employing levers 21 which extend in a verticallpositionup and beyond the forward wall of the bed, and which are bent atright angles beneath said bed to the extreme rear portion thereof, wherethey are again bent upward and outward upon themselves in order toengage the notches 19 of the swinging arms 18, thus facilitating theoperation of these walls by the driver of the vehicle, or in case amechanical dump is used to dump the contents from said vehicle-bed, toremove the disadvantage of operating a plurality of levers. The saidlever 21 is provided with a shoulder or extension 22 midway of itslength, said extension or shoulder serving to enter the notches 19provided in the arms 18 fixed to the walls of the vehicle. The entirebed is tiltable uponpivot points 23, the tilting operation serving tothrow said walls outwardly when their locking arms 18 have been releasedby the lever 21. The arms 18 are likewise provided with a shoulder 24arranged to operate lthrough a plurality of ribs 25 secured to theforward portion of the bed, said ribs serving to reinforce said forwardportion as well as to accommodate the i travel of said arms 18. Wvhenthe walls have been swung to their outermost position and are parallelwith the bed, the shoulder 24 engages the upper portion of the slot 24rovided in said ribs 25, and prevents any irther descent of said walls.lf, however, the outermost position of said wall is not desired, thetravel thereof can then be limited by the movement from left to right ofsaid lever 21, which with its shoulder impinges against the curved arm,thus inipeding any further movement of said wall.

The walls 15 are sep arable from the bed or vehicle, the separationbeing effected by the removal of an elongated piiitle 27 which eX- tendsthrough the butts of the various hinges 28, and likewise by the removalof the connecting arms 18 which are readily detached l from said wallsby extracting the pins 26 therefrom. to extends The partition 6 abovereferredy from. wall to wall of the vehiclebed, and together with therear wall 16 forms a compartment which is designed for the reception ofcans and other rubbish which is free from moisture. Said partition isarranged to be seated upon the bed of a vehicle, and for this purpose isprovided with a plurality of tongues 29 for engaging a plurality ofopenings 30 of similar conformation. Said partition 6 has a lateralhinge or guide 31, the said hinge or guide being secured to thepartition 6 in any suitable manner, preferably by butts 32 provided onsaid guide and having a piiitle 33 engaging each of said butts. The saidguide is arranged to swing outwardly, the distance of its swing beingcontrolled by a chain 34, controlling the swinging movement of saidguide, and being designed for the purpose of directing the travel of thecontents or whatever material may be contained within said compartmentinto suitable hoppers or receptacles.

1n the description thus far given of the vehicle-bed and its componentparts, l have referred to the same as a bed comprising walls andpartitions formed therein, all of which are capable of separation fromthe bed, an d which, when joined, form a suitable receptacle for thetransportation of garbage and other liquid-containing studs. l will nowdescribe a container which is designed to be used in connection with mysaid bed, which container is inserted between the walls of the bed andthe partition 6 which forms the dry compartment for dry materials. Thiscontainer is made of any suitable material, preferably impervious, forthe prevention of percolation as well as saturation therethrough, whichwould be the case were the parts made of materials capable of taking upthe moisture. Having speciiic reference to the same, 7 designates saidcontainer which consists of a metallic walled structure, one sidethereof being provided with a plurality of wings 35, each hinged in likemanner to the body of the container as the wing 31 of the partition 6,The' travel of these wings is likewise limited bycliains 36 which aresecured to said wings and to one wall of the container. Partition 37 isarranged to divide said container into two separate chambers, thisdivision being desirable in the case of solid fruits and crushed fruits,the solid fruits being placed in the compartment without perforations,while the crushed or bruised ones are placed in the perforatedpartition, whereby the juices are not allowed to waste but are caughtand gathered up, The bottom 88 of said container is provided with aplurality of openings or perforations 39 which register, or nearly so,with the perforations provided in the lining of the bed, therebypermitting the juices or liquids to escape from the container into thereceptacle which thereupon swing esame designed for the storage of theseliquids'in the bottom of said bed. While I have shown the bottom of saidcontainer to be perforated throughout, it may be undesirable in someinstances to have such an ar-` rangement for the reason that should itbe necessary to transport, as before stated, bruised as Well as solidfruits, their separation is not only desirable, but necessary. Aplurality of hooks 4() are fastened to said container, these hooksserving to secure the container in its proper position and to engage thewalls which adj oin the walls of said container. From the abovedescription it will be perfectly apparent that said container 7 as wellas the walls 15, 16, and the partition 6, are separable from the bed ofthe vehicle, thus making out of the bed a vehicle-platform which canthen be used for transporting' or carrying articles of manufacture, suchas iron or steel rails, etc.

The invention with all of its parts forms a combination wagon used fordumping purposes, and with this object in view, pivot pins 23 areprovided on the bottom of the bed seated in suitable fulcrums on eitherside of the vehicle bed, thus permitting of a reversely-tiltablemovement of the bed independent of its support. The tilting of the samemay be accomplished by a hoist, winch, or in any other suitable manner;or the bed itself, with its component parts may be placed upon anyautomatic dump and there be relieved of its contents.

Referring again to the wings 35 which are hinged to the container 7, itwill be noted that said Wings are within the Walls 15 of the bed, saidwalls serving to hold the wings 35 l normally closed. When the wagon istilted,

levers 21 are operated so as to release the curved arms 18, andconsequently the walls, outwardly by reason of their own weight andlikewise permit the wings 35 to open, whereby the contents of thecontainer are discharged into suitable troughs, the guide-wings 35, whenopen, eX- tending over the wall 15 and forming a passage-way for thedischarging contents.

As shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, a plurality of troughsor hoppers 41 are stationed in the path of the discharge, the guidespreventing the emptying of the contents of said container in any otherdirection but the one controlled by said guide-wings.

In the construction illustrated in the vav rious figures, a containerhas been shown having wings on but one side. This arrangement, however,may be modified so as to include wings on both sides of the containerfor the purpose of avoiding the trouble incident to the turning of thebed to that particular side which has the discharge outlets, in casesuch outlets should be provided on but one side.

A cover 42 is provided to cover the bed of the vehicle, the cover beingarranged to be swung upwardly and backwardly by means of the pivotalpins 43. The cover is likewise -designed to rest on the adjoining coveron the opposite side of the bed, but spaced therefrom by suitablebraces, as shown at 44.

rIlhe entire vehicle-bed, as illustrated and shown in the drawings, maybe made of any material which is capable of withstanding the strain ofthe contents placed therein; that is to say, it may be made of sheetmetal, iron, steel, or any other stout material. The covers 42 providedin said vehicle-bed are removable as well as interchangeable. Now inorder to increase the carrying capacity of the vehicle I provide pins inthe outer edges of said cover, as shown at 45, which pins are arrangedto engage grooves or seats 46. By means of these pins said cover may bethrown in a position parallel with swinging wall 15 of the bed, thisposition of the cover being retained by suitable braces or bars 47. Thisarrangement is adapted for use in transportation of loose and bulkymaterial., such as paper,'shavings, etc.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United Statesis 1. The combination with a bed and a support therefor, of a tankcarried by said bed having an outlet, walls hinged to said bed having anoutward travel, a container carried by said bed having a perforatedbottom and communication with said tank, guides mounted on saidcontainer, means for limiting the movement of said guides, and a drycompartment on said bed and adjacent said container.

2. A vehicle bed. comprising a body portion having a central openingextending longitudinally thereof and a lining fitting in said bodyportion and extending over said opening, said lining being perforated toallow of the drainage of liquid, and a tank iiXed to the bottom of saidbody ortion and in line with the opening, said tan being adapted toreceive the drainage from the body portion, and a drain pipe connectedwith said tank.

3. A vehicle bed comprising a body portion having an opening providedcentrally thereof and extending longitudinally therethrough, a lining insaid body portion, said lining being perforated to permit of drainage,and a 'ank connected with the bottom of said body portion having asloping bottom, and a drain-pipe at the point of intersection of thesloping bottom.

4. A vehicle bed comprising a body portion .having united therewith atank, said tank extending downwardly and away from the body portion ofthe bed and provided with a sloping bottom, a drain-pipe at the terminusof the slope, and a container having perforations in the bottom andarranged to be placed on said body portiong 5. A vehicle bed comprisingabody portion having a perforated lining and walls hingedly secured tosaid bed, said bed having united with the bottom thereof, a. tank eX-tending downwardly away from the bottom of the same and provided with asloping bottom, a drain pipe at the terminus of the slope, a leverextending lengthwise of said vehicle body'and arranged to vcause saidwalls to open and close.

6. The combination with a bed having a perforated bottom and a supporttherefor, said bed being tiltable with respect to s aid sup ort, of atank fixed to said bed and eX- ten ing downwardly and away from thebottom thereof and having a drain pipe, a liontainer carried by said bedhaving a perforated bottom and communicating with saidv tank, wherebyliquids contained in the contents of said container are drained.

7. A vehicle bed comprising a body portion having an opening providedcentrally thereof, a lining in said bed, said lining being perforated, atank in line with the opening in said bed, a drain-pipe carried by saidtank,

a container carried by and arranged to be placed on said bed and havingerforations, said container consisting of a lgody having doors-hingedlysecured thereto and adapted to swing outwardly and away from the bodythereof and discharge to suitable troughs.

8. A vehicle bed comprising a body portion having a perforated liningand an o ening in the bottom of said bed extendingongitudinally thereof,a tank fixed to said body portion and in line with the perforations insaid lining, a drain-pipe carried by said tank, and a container adaptedto be placed on the bed of the vehicle, said container having aperforated bottom and lateral doors arranged to swing outwardly todischarge the contents of the container into suitable receptacles.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California this 4th day of April 1906.

ANTON GLOETZNER, Jr., JAMEs R. TowNsEND.

